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SVEA LODGE #296

VASA ORDER OF AMERICA

A Swedish-American Fraternal Organization

Instituted May 20, 1914

Erie, Pennsylvania

Photo: Midsommar   PBellingham


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SVEA LODGE NEWSLETTERS

Svea Members, on this page, you will see the Newsletters that have been sent out by our lodge. Our first Newsletter was  December 2022 when we started to use Wild Apricot. 

To see a particular Newsletter from the last 6 months, just click on the Newsletter name below. It is a pdf document that requires Adobe reader. If you don't have Adobe reader, you can download for free here:   Adobe Reader.

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS

Thanks to our website, the diligence of the Membership Committee and active Lodge members,  Evelynn was initiated in January.  Marian, DeeAnn, and Karin were initiated into the Order in March.   At Midsommar, we initiated Lydia.   The beauty part of our organization is that we are made up of so many varieties of ages, interests, and skills!  It surely does take a village to keep our Lodge alive and well.  

New Members Välkommen!



Next to Lucia, Midsommar is one of the most revered celebrations in Scandinavia.  Presque Isle State Park is the perfect location for Midsommar.  Everyone brought a dish to share, many put in hours of preparation, and we were so excited to welcome guests - George, Hal, Mattie, Jim, Tye, Ryan - to be with us.  

The best part was having about 15 of our 28 folks try their feet at dancing!  I have to admit, we looked a bit rough.   But with some good music and a bit of practice (well, maybe more than a bit) we'll be the pride of Vasa.  WARNING - we will be trying this again.    Thank you to Lynnette and Amy for their patience and expertise.

And a huge THANK YOU to everyone who came, wore their Svea Tshirts, and participated in Midsommar.

111 years and counting!  Members celebrated our Svea history at the annual banquet on May 18th at the Shrine Club.  We were honored to have Jack Bartlett and Ella Graffius join us.  Jack and Ella are the Star Boy and Lucia for this year's Lucia program.  It was a great opportunity to meet and greet two of the stars of one of the biggest events Svea has.

It was wonderful to acknowledge Marge Johnson's 95th birthday being celebrated this month!

<< All album photos 5/5 photos



Our Swedish Connection

Our new website has garnered new friends - from Sweden, DL #19, Lodge #452 Goteborg, Sweden!  

Lars Andersson has been a wonderful ambassador for the Swedish Lodge #452.  Recently, Tom Hetrick, one of our members, traveled to Sweden.  Tom was able to meet up with Lars and was then introduced to others who helped him track his Swedish heritage.  Make sure you look at the photos Tom took of his journey and his new found Swedish friends on the Home Page.

Goteborg #452 recently celebrated their 100th anniversary. 

 

Logen Göteborg nr 452, Vasa Orden av Amerika firade 100 år
med Högstidsloge med efterföljande Jubileumsbankett.


Photos: L Andersson


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Contact:

Pat Bellingham, Chair

C/O Luther Memorial Church Office: 814.454.0106



Address:

225 West 10th Street

Erie, PA 16501





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